What is the globalisation?

What is the globalisation?

1. Summary:

In the article, it's basically about the globalisation; what is the globalisation, where does it come from, how does it affect to our society. No one can defines the globalisation in a sentence. In my perspective, its meaning is still being broad as time goes by. Thus, it starts with the parameters of globalisation. There are two features of globalisation. The first is increasing connectivity. Another is increasing global consciousness.  Even though most of studies focus on the former one but Anthropologist, Sociologist and Cultural Historians focus on the latter. Whatsoever, both are important features of globalisation.

Also, there are three dimensions of globalisation; the cultural, the political and the economical of it. It should be weighted that in indicating to the social dimension  we are including the communicative. What's more, this listing is not to imply that any one of these dimensions is more important than the other. Nor is it to maintain that such factors as environmental or ecological change are excluded. After all, it is human perception of the environment which is the crucial element.

Globalisation has a particular form, one which has been, to all intents and purposes, terminated by the founding of the United Nations organisation. This means that, like the operation of the UN, globalisation is focused on four points of reference: nation-states; world politics; individuals; and humanity.

Globalisation is not a thing, not an ‘it’. Recognition of its conceptual position, as opposed to its being an existential matter, is of prime importance. 

2. What was interesting/ what did you learn:

The method of approach in globalisation is quite interesting to me. The sentence -“Globalisation is not a thing, not an ‘it’.” - has big impact on me. Because of this sentence, it can not be defined as an sentence. Moreover, it is more useful to discuss features of globalisation rather imply the definition of it.

Globalisation is an ongoing process, even right now. Some other impose on bad side of globalisation, specially cultural globalisation - McDonaldization. It’s could bring about a form of homogeneity. Nevertheless, it somehow change into glocalisation. The culture could accept it with a special filter-own cultural aspects. 

3. Discussion Point:

Globalisation is a perceptual thing. It's absolutely different for everyone. What is globalisation for us?

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